Abstract

Along with its existence, city bears a function of ecology, social, economy and architectural as well. Green open space, especially in big cities in all over the world today are still inadequate, both in quantity and quality. The condition also occurs in the city of Bandung, the capital of West Java province, Indonesia. Bandung City Government needs to target the addition of this green open space in the coming years. It is not only the responsibility of the Government, but also all citizens and the parties involved.The management through a partnership is one of the alternatives taken by the government in the development and maintenance of green open space to run more optimally. A number of green open spaces in Bandung have a joint venture partnership. The problem that arises is not all those green open spaces increases in quality, some even experiencing decrease. This paper is a result of study conducted at a number of green open spaces in the city of Bandung, in the region of Cibeunying, conducted during the period from April to October 2010. Through the method of analytical and descriptive approach, this study produces: (a) Factual conditions of the quality of green open space that have undergone partnership management; (b) Formulated evaluation of green open space partnership management in the city of Bandung; (c) Realization of green open space management partnership model between the Government of Bandung City with the various stakeholders of the private sector, state enterprises and society at large in an effort to improve the environmental quality of urban life. It is expected that the results of this study can be useful for the parties involved, so there is sustainability in every process of planning, implementation and maintenance of green open space in the city of Bandung.